Floor polisher



Dec. 11, 1928.

H. V. SCHAEDEL FLOOR POLISHER Fil ed Nov. 15, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 57////////////////////////AV///////////////////////////A 2 I H. V. SCHAEDEL FLOOR POLISHER Filqd Nov. 13. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Dec. 11,1925.

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Application filed November 13, 192 1. ,Serial. No. 749,638.

that it is comparatively light, yet possesses suflicient weight for polishing purposes.

Another object of my invention 1s to provide a floor polisher with a removable waX- ing surface.

Another object is to provide a floor polisher with a reversible waxing element so that two waxing surfaces are available.

A further object of my invention is to provide a floor polisher-with a removable wax-v ing element andan underlying polishing element.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a floor polisher with two removable reversible elements, one outside of. the: other and having two waxing surfaces, and said other having two polishing surfaces.

A still further object is to provide a wax polisher with removable readily washable waxing and polishing elements. 7

A still further object of my invention is toprovide a floor polisher with a body port tion onto which waxing and polishin ele- (is ments are secured by three-part fasteners 'so that they can be easily removed, one being retained on the body portion while removing the other, and each having corresponding parts of said three-part fasteners secured thereto.

With the above and other objects in view to appear hereinafter, the invention consists in the novel features of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out inthe subjoined claims.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved floor polisher. I

Fig. 2is a central longitudinal section through the same.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectiontaken on line 3-3, Fig. 2. I

Fig. 4 is an enlarged transverse section taken on line 1-4, Fig. 1.

5 is a reversed perspective View of the body portion of the polisher with its facing material or covering removed therefrom.

Fig. 6 is a detached perspective view of the bodyportion, showing its facing mate Y rial or covering applied thereto.

Fig. 7 is a detached perspective view of the removable polishing'element. Y

Fig. 8 isa detached perspective view of the removable waxing element.

Fig. 9 is a transverse section of the pol: 'lslllng element, opposite sides or layers there of being slightly separated to show its tubular formation. I 1 The polisher has a body portion 10 which is preferably of greaterlength than width and is formed of a plurality of parts, one

part 11 being co-extensive with its length and I width and forming the upperpart ofgsaid' body portion. .To the lower side ofsaid.

upper part, three additional parts 12, 13, and I 14 are secured, the parts 12 and13 being at opposite sides of the part 14:. The parts 11', L 5

12 and 13 are formed of wood, preferablyarl 'rangedso that the grain of the parts 12 and 13 are'at right angles to the grainofthe part 11, while the part 14: is formed of iron or steel to give the body portion the required weight so that when manipulating the pol isher, suflicientpressure will be applied to the floor to assure the required polish. By reason of the construction described, the .metallic part 14' may be said to be recessed into. the under side of the body portion and it also 8- serves to strengthen the body portion, which is in the main, formed of wood.

The parts 12 and 13 are preferably-nailed to the under side of the part 11, as shown at 15, while the part 14- has screw holes, through which screws 16 are passedthat take into the.

upper part 11, thus the lower region of the body is formed of three parts, and by attaching said parts securely to the under side of against warping.

A comparatively simple and inexpensive body portion is thus provided for the polish-f er, and over the same is applied a facing or covering 17, which is preferably of textile materiah such as ducking, or the like. This 1 body portion, as best shown in Fig.6, the I side marginal portionslS being first lapped over the body portion and then the end portions 19, said end portions lapping over the theupper part 11, said upper part is held I side mar inal portions. "he end portions are tacked to the upper part 11 of the body portion, as shown at 20. The body portion thus covered has a finishing block 21 applied to its upper side so as to cover the edges or marginal portions of the facing or covering 17, as clearly shown in Figs. and 3, this finishing block being fastened to said body portion by means of screws passed through said finishing block at the corners thereof and threaded into the upper part 11 of the body portion.

23 designates a connector member formed of wire; the connector member having a transverse portion 24 and parallel securing prongs 25 at opposite ends of said transverse portion, the prongs being driven through the finishing block 21 and into the body portion, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The transverse portion 24 is offset between its ends. as at 26, and clamped onto said offset portion is a handle socket 27 into which a handle 28 is thrust and. if desired, secured, for manipulating the polisher. The particular construction of handle socket shown, forms no part of this invention, but it may be stated that its outer end is formed of two spaced pa rts having the offset portion of the connector men1- ber 23 clamped therebetween, the clamping effect, however, being such as to allow the handle to be swung over either end of the polishing head, con'iprising the parts 10, 17 and 23,- and other parts to be presently described.

Stretched over the under side of the body portion 10 is a polishing element 29 which is somewhat longer than the body portion 10, so that it is directed upwardly against opposite ends of said body portion and thence inwardly so that its extremities lie in contact or in close proximity to opposite edges of the finishing block 21.

Said polishing element is fastened to the 7 covered body portion by means of snap fasteners, to be hereinafter more particularly described, and in the main, is constructed of wool, preferably knitted into tubular formation, and having its two halves lying in contact with each other to form two layers 30, 31. These layers are shown lying in contact with each other in Fig, 4., and separated in Fig. 9 to better illustrate the construction of the polishing element. To opposite ends of this wool portion, leather or other suitable material, such as shown at 32, is sowed thereto. In this manner a substantial binding is applied to each end of the wool portion of the polishing element.

At each end of each binding, one part 3?) of one of said three-part fasteners is secured. Each oart33 has a shank 3% passed through. a binding, and at opposite ends of said sh ank, snap sockets 35 are formed which are dis posed at opposite sides of the binding. or broadly considered, they may be said to extend from o J .)0site sides of the )olishiiw eleond part of each of said three-part snap fastenors is fastened into the upper "1a rt 1 1 of the body portion 10,saids mud pa oeiugdesignated by the numeral 37 and having ahead 38, and a screw shank 39 which is threaded into said body portion. The lower snap sockets 35 of the polishing element are adapted to be forced over the he ds 138 of the fastener parts 37, and in this in. .uier the polishing element is securely fastened at opposite ends to the body portion of the device.

Stretched over the under side of the polish ing element 29 is a waxing element 40, which is formed of any suitable material, preferably two thicknesses or layers of ducking, similar to the covering material 17, the marginal portions of said layers being preferably stitched together. This waxing element is also stretched around the ends of the body portion having the polishing element 29 applied thereto, as at 41, and the end portions are lapped over the end portions of said polishing element, as at 42. At each end of said waxing element is a pair of fastener parts 413 having heads 4A on the inner side of the waxing element, adapted to enter the upper snap sockets 35 of two of said. fastener parts 33. The polishing element 29 is therefore covered by the waxing element 40 and serves as a padding for the latter.

As shown in the drawing, there are four snap fasteners. The fastener parts threaded into the body portion are male parts, the

fastener parts secured to the polishing element 40 are also male parts, while the fastener parts 33 fastened into the bindings at opposite ends of the polishing element are double ended female parts, one end of each part 33 being adapted to receive a fastener part 38 and the other a fastener part 43. apparent from this that the waxing element can be conveniently applied to or be removed from the fastener parts secured to the polishing element, and that the polishing element can be conveniently applied to or be removed from the fastener parts 37 applied to the body portion 10 of the device.

By reason of the fastener parts 33 of the polishing element being double headed, the polishing elementmay be reversed whenever desired, and, if desired, the fastener parts 43 secured to the waning element may also be double headed, although shown with asingle head. When the fastener parts 43 are formed with double heads, one at each side of the waxing element, the latter may be re versed.

It will be quite apparent that by reason of constructing the parts 11, 12 and 1.3 of wood, the facing or covering 17 and. the finishing block 20 may be conveniently secured to the body portion of the device, and this is also It will be i While'the securing of the metallic member.

7 14 to the under side of the upper member 11 of said body portion gives the device the proper weight so that the operator need not apply pressure to the device while'manipulat ing the same back and forthover a floor, if de-' sired, the body portion may be given the necessary weight in any other approved manner, although the manner in which the metallic member 14 is applied to the body portion has advantages in that it adds to the durability of the wooden part of said body portion. I

It will also be apparent that the forcing of the parallel end prongs of the connector member 24 through the finishing block and'into the body portion 10, will provide a secure connection for the handle.

By arranging the waxing element so as to overlie the polishing element, the latter serves to cushion the waning element, thereby providing a surface which is yielding to a certain degree and conforms itself to any slight irregularities in the surface being polished.

In the use of the device, polishing wax is spread over the exposed surface of the waxing element, and the polisher is then moved back and forth over the surface of thefioor until the wax is evenly distributed, and all dirt has been removed from the floor. The waxing element is then removed from the head of the polisher and the floor polished with the polishing element. It will therefore be seen that this device is an exceedingly simple one and convenient to use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is V i 1. A floor polisher, comprising a head having a body portion provided with male snap-fastener parts on its upper side near opposite ends thereof, aflexible element stretched over the under side of said body portion, around the ends thereof, and having its end portions lapped onto the upper side of said body portion and provided with double-ended female snap-fastener parts arranged at opposite sides of said flexible element. the ends at the inner side of said flexible element being adapted to receive the male snap-fastener parts on said body portion, and a waxing element padded by said flexible element and stretched over the latter and provided with male snap-fastener parts at opposite ends adapted to be snapped into the outer ends of said double-endedsnap-fastener parts. 7

2. A floor polisher, comprising a body portion constructed of a flat wooden part, two spaced flat wooden members applied to the under side of said wooden part and a flat metallic member also applied to the under side of said wooden part between said spaced wooden members, the under side. of

said flat wooden members and said'flat metal 110 member being flush, covering material.

applied-tosaid body portion, a handle fastened to the upper side 'ofsaid'body portion, and a flexible elementstretchedacross the under side of the coveredbody portion and detachably secured thereto a 1 In afloor polis l 1er,abody portion con prising a flat upper part constructed of wood and a flat lower part secured to the under slde of said upper part and comprising two parallel spaced members constructed of wood and a metallic member between said parallel spaced members, the grain of said parallel spaced members being at an angle to the grain of i said upper part, textile material covering the under side and the edges of said body portion, and a flexible element applied to the socovered body portion, said flexible element being stretched over the under side and the ec ges of said body portion and being detachably secured to the upper side thereof.

4. A floor polisher, comprising a polishing head formea of wooden and metallic parts, a connector formed of wire and hav ng a trans- 5. A floor polisher, comprising anoblong body portion, a flexible element stretched over the underside of said body portion,

around'the edges thereof, and having its end portions lapping onto opposite end portions of the upper side of said bodyportion, dis

connectable fasteners connecting the ends of said flexible element to the upper side of said body portion, a block applied to theupper side of said body portion between the ends of said flexible element, a connector formed of wire and having a transverse member and securing prongs at opposite ends of said transverse member, said securing prongs be ing passed through said block and drlven into said body portion, and a handle pivotally i connected to said connector.

6. A floor polisher,comprising a body portion constructedof a flat piece of wood, two additional flat pieces of wood nailed to the under side thereof and spaced apart, a metallic flat member between said two additional flat pieces of wood screwed to the under side of said first-mentioned flat piece of wood, covering material facing the bottom, ,theedges and part of the upper side of said body portion, a block applied to the upper side of said body portion and covering the uncovered portion thereof, a handle pivotally secured to the upper side of said block, and an overlying flexible element stretchedover the under side of the so -covered body portion.

7' A floor olisher, comprising a body porinner of said overlying flexible elements and tion, a handle secured to the upper side of adapted for connection with the fastener said body portion, overlying flexible elements parts on said body portion, and correspondstretched over the under side of said body ing fastener parts fastened to the outer of 5 portion, around the edges thereof and lapsaid overlying flexible elements and adapted 15 ping the upper side of said body portion with for connection with the fastener of the inner opposite ends, and snap fasteners, each havof said overlying flexible elements. ing three parts, corresponding fastener parts In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. being attached to said body portion, corre- V 10 sponding fastener parts being applied to the HENRY V. SCI-IAEDEL. 

